Sage

My late Grandpa Ed claimed that he made the first phone call to Danny Mac about Sage.

Don't know if that's true, but its a good story about a good kid.

Peter

Players

Players first.

People often fall in love with the raw data of a player- 40 time, bench press, arm strength of QB's- and they discount whether the kid can play football and make plays.

Sage Rosenfels's raw data was so bad that his only DI schollie was from ISU, who took the time to look at the tape and see a kid who managed the game well. Funny, he did the same thing in Ames and the NFL. Amazing.

VA Tech made the jump to the Top 10 with blue collar, lunchpail players who weren't good enough for other schools, yet excelled for the Hokies because they could play the game.

That's a good model to follow.

Peter

Sage Bio

A nice background piece on Sage.

Not bad for a kid with only one DI scholarship offer. Legend has it he wasn't on ISU's radar until a season ticket holder called up Dan and pitched him. Nice work out of that guy.

Peter

Sage

There are an infinite number of external forces that determine if a QB will be successful- coaching, talent, ability to run the ball, skill players who can catch a ball, play calling, OL talent and scheme, a head coach who won't get the hook at the first INT, etc.

Sage has certainly earned a starting job somewhere, and if the Viking O Line can give him any kind of protection, I think he will surprise folks.

Not bad for a kid who got all of one schollie offer as a HS senior. Funny how that works.

Peter